Friday, February 2, 2018

Climate Change

Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat
it. This seems to be the case especially when one looks at the apathy of the
world leaders towards climate change. Before we proceed further we must remind
ourselves that the civilization such as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa which attained
very high levels of advancement such as sewerage, water ducts to carry it to
the washroom showers etc. 5 millenniums ago were wiped from the face of the
Earth because of the climate change. Therefore, the issue of climate shouldn’t
be a subject of our collective ignorance and should be dealt appropriately. The
humans have a tendency to overlook their long term interests for myopic
benefits. This is the reason why, after the Paris climate summit 2015, the
third world countries refused to abide by the regulations, since they believed
that they are industrializing and it’s the industrialized first world countries
who are responsible for the pollution, hence they should be the ones who should
be subjected to regulations not them. To further exacerbate the sensitive
situation and instead of efforts to placate third world countries, the
magnificent new president of U.S.A Donald Trump refused to accept the Paris
climate accord, setting a dangerous precedent for others to follow. However we
must bear in mind that there are countries like Kiribati and Fiji facing an
existential threat. Kiribati’s demise as a country is inevitable, and it would
barely make it to 22nd century. Resultantly producing climate refugees, the
situation is even more depressing when one witnesses the maltreatment that
refugees generally are meted out and how world community has failed to cope
with the ones that already exist. Taking all of this in account the future
clearly depicts a dystopian picture and the world community must undergo course
correction before it’s too late.